Sults,
Who mentioned 92's?
Last I checked there are no 92's in military service anywhere.
It is a fact the 22 is replacing the 46.
46's carry machine guns...big ones...and have done combat medavac flights since Vietnam days.
22's have at best one small ramp gun.
Has a 22 made a combat insertion, extraction, or medavac to/from a hasty LZ
under fire?
Has a 22 ever taken hits from ground fire while operating to remote landing zones in direct support of ground units actively engaged with enemy forces?
Since the 22 arrived in Iraq....have any UH-1N's, CH-46's, or CH-53's taken hostile fire resulting from operations into/out of hasty LZ's doing inserts, extractions, or medavac's?
Perhaps I might ask my Marine neighbor for any non-classified reports that can address those questions....the answers would be very interesting I think.
A few more questions for answering.....
V-22 Osprey: A Flying Shame?